Klaus Piontek

8.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
80 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Klaus Piontek is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Klaus Piontek has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Plant Science and 27 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Klaus Piontek's work include Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (25 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (22 papers) and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (13 papers). Klaus Piontek is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (25 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (22 papers) and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (13 papers). Klaus Piontek collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Klaus Piontek's co-authors include Gregory G. Germino, Thomas Choinowski, Feng Qian, Wolfgang Blodig, Kaspar H. Winterhalter, Alessandra Boletta, Anil K. Bhunia, Luís F. Menezes, Andrew Smith and Miguel A. García-González and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Klaus Piontek

80 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Crystal Structure of a Laccase from the FungusTrametes versicolor at 1.90-Å Resolution Containing a Full Complement of Coppers

2002 729 citations Klaus Piontek, Thomas Choinowski et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Co-assembly of polycystin-1 and -2 produces unique cation-permeable currents

2000 661 citations Feng Qian, Alessandra Boletta et al. profile →
The mTOR pathway is regulated by polycystin-1, and its inhibition reverses renal cystogenesis in polycystic kidney disease

2006 612 citations Jonathan M. Shillingford, Noel Murcia et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

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Ángel R. de Lera Spain

Ylva Lindqvist Sweden

Katsuyuki Tanizawa Japan

Masato Noguchi Japan

Lewis M. Siegel United States

Frederick E. Domann United States

Ricky Ngok‐Shun Wong Hong Kong

Gary Cecchini United States

Peter F. Lindley United Kingdom

Dimitri A. Svistunenko United Kingdom

Ángel R. de Lera Spain

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279 ×0.3

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177 ×0.2

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Klaus Piontek

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Ernst, Heidi A., Klaus Piontek, Dietmar A. Plattner, et al.. (2018). A comparative structural analysis of the surface properties of asco-laccases. PLoS ONE. 13(11). e0206589–e0206589. 21 indexed citations

Lucas, Maria Fátima, Emanuele Monza, Heidi A. Ernst, et al.. (2017). Simulating Substrate Recognition and Oxidation in Laccases: From Description to Design. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 13(3). 1462–1467. 24 indexed citations

Li, Ling, Klaus Piontek, Vivek Kumbhari, Masaharu Ishida, & Florin M. Selaru. (2016). Isolation and Profiling of MicroRNA-containing Exosomes from Human Bile. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 15 indexed citations

Strittmatter, Eric F., Christiane Liers, René Ullrich, et al.. (2014). The toolbox of Auricularia auricula-judae dye-decolorizing peroxidase – Identification of three new potential substrate-interaction sites. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 574. 75–85. 34 indexed citations

Wissing, Michel D., Eunice Kim, Klaus Piontek, et al.. (2014). Small-molecule screening of PC3 prostate cancer cells identifies tilorone dihydrochloride to selectively inhibit cell growth based on cyclin-dependent kinase 5 expression. Oncology Reports. 32(1). 419–424. 16 indexed citations

Piontek, Klaus, Eric F. Strittmatter, René Ullrich, et al.. (2013). Structural Basis of Substrate Conversion in a New Aromatic Peroxygenase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(48). 34767–34776. 119 indexed citations

Chitalia, Vipul C., Mikhail V. Panchenko, Lirong Zeng, et al.. (2012). Polycystin-1 regulates the stability and ubiquitination of transcription factor Jade-1. Human Molecular Genetics. 21(26). 5456–5471. 15 indexed citations

Piontek, Klaus, René Ullrich, Christiane Liers, et al.. (2010). Crystallization of a 45 kDa peroxygenase/peroxidase from the mushroomAgrocybe aegeritaand structure determination by SAD utilizing only the haem iron. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 66(6). 693–698. 47 indexed citations

García-González, Miguel A., Patricia Outeda, Qin Zhou, et al.. (2010). Pkd1 and Pkd2 Are Required for Normal Placental Development. PLoS ONE. 5(9). e12821–e12821. 79 indexed citations

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Raphael, Kalani L., Kevin A. Strait, Peter K. Stricklett, et al.. (2009). Inactivation of Pkd1 in principal cells causes a more severe cystic kidney disease than in intercalated cells. Kidney International. 75(6). 626–633. 46 indexed citations

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Yu, Shengqiang, Karl Hackmann, Jiangang Gao, et al.. (2007). Essential role of cleavage of Polycystin-1 at G protein-coupled receptor proteolytic site for kidney tubular structure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(47). 18688–18693. 136 indexed citations

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Piontek, Klaus, Luís F. Menezes, Miguel A. García-González, David L. Huso, & Gregory G. Germino. (2007). A critical developmental switch defines the kinetics of kidney cyst formation after loss of Pkd1. Nature Medicine. 13(12). 1490–1495. 319 indexed citations

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Shillingford, Jonathan M., Noel Murcia, Seng Hui Low, et al.. (2006). The mTOR pathway is regulated by polycystin-1, and its inhibition reverses renal cystogenesis in polycystic kidney disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(14). 5466–5471. 612 indexed citations breakdown →

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Piontek, Klaus, et al.. (2005). Loss of polycystin-1 or polycystin-2 results in dysregulated apolipoprotein expression in murine tissues via alterations in nuclear hormone receptors. Human Molecular Genetics. 15(1). 11–21. 28 indexed citations

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Bhunia, Anil K., Klaus Piontek, Alessandra Boletta, et al.. (2002). PKD1 Induces p21waf1 and Regulation of the Cell Cycle via Direct Activation of the JAK-STAT Signaling Pathway in a Process Requiring PKD2. Cell. 109(2). 157–168. 351 indexed citations

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Piontek, Klaus, et al.. (2002). Crystal Structure of a Laccase from the FungusTrametes versicolor at 1.90-Å Resolution Containing a Full Complement of Coppers. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(40). 37663–37669. 729 indexed citations breakdown →

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Choinowski, Thomas, Wolfgang Blodig, Kaspar H. Winterhalter, & Klaus Piontek. (1999). The crystal structure of lignin peroxidase at 1.70 Å resolution reveals a hydroxy group on the C β of tryptophan 171: A novel radical site formed during the redox cycle 1 1Edited by R. Huber. Journal of Molecular Biology. 286(3). 809–827. 142 indexed citations

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Piontek, Klaus, et al.. (1993). Identification of chromosome-specific sequence-tagged sites by Alu-PCR. Genetic Analysis Biomolecular Engineering. 10(1). 6–9. 3 indexed citations

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Wigley, Dale B., S.J. Gamblin, J.P. Turkenburg, et al.. (1992). Structure of a ternary complex of an allosteric lactate dehydrogenase from Bacillus stearothermophilus at 2·5 Å resolution. Journal of Molecular Biology. 223(1). 317–335. 116 indexed citations

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Rossi, Franca, et al.. (1991). The crystal structure of fructose‐1,6‐bisphosphate aldolase fromDrosophila melanogaster at 2.5A˚resolution. FEBS Letters. 292(1-2). 237–242. 65 indexed citations

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